POWR Income Stock of the Week: Upbound Group (UPBD)

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UPBD – More and more economic data is showing that times are tough for the middle class and low income consumers. The rising cost of goods, combined with higher interest rates on credit cards, has driven the cost of many household purchases beyond the reach of a paycheck to paycheck economy. Companies such as Upbound can fill the gap where consumers are still looking to purchase a wide variety of electronics, but cannot quite afford a one time payment anymore.

Inflation is eating into earnings, and buying power. But this holiday the kids still want that new TV to play their new video games on, so what’s a parent to do? 

If they still want to deliver that cheery smile from their kids, but the dollar needs to stretch a bit this holiday season, then they may be heading to Rent-A-Center. Rent-A-Center can get them that TV at a much lower price, and it can be paid off over time. And, Rent-A-Center just happens to be owned by my focus stock this week, Upbound Group (UPBD)

UPBD provides rental purchase agreements on furniture, electronics, computers, appliances, and a range of other household and office items that may be just out of range to purchase for many consumers, but can be for over time. 

High inflation is driving a “rent but don’t buy” narrative right now, and rentals are in high demand as a large segment of consumers wait for lower prices to make purchases. Goods are simply unaffordable to purchase outright at this time for these households.

Upbound just beat earnings expectations, and the stock quickly reversed a downtrend that had been in place since early August. It is still far off of its pandemic highs of around $65 set in mid 2021. 

UPBD trades at only 7.6x projected earnings and 0.4x sales. The company has gross margins of over 30% and pays a nearly 5% dividend. 

Upbound Group is in a sweet spot of being able to provide products that are still in demand, but which are increasingly out of reach to the consumers they are meant for. 

The Fed has had to maintain a “higher for longer” mantra specifically because inflation, and high prices, remain sticky. Even though the rate of increasing prices may be declining, that does not mean actual prices have declined from multi-decade highs. 

Upbound should continue to pick up additional business as long as a higher for longer approach to rates is the Fed’s encompassing slogan.   

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UPBD shares were unchanged in after-hours trading Tuesday. Year-to-date, UPBD has declined N/A%, versus a 15.52% rise in the benchmark S&P 500 index during the same period.


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